/tags/background-checks Background Checks en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:30:47 GMT /news/2021-08-10/gun-owners-and-non-owners-share-support-for-firearm-background-checks It’s obvious that gun owners and non-gun owners often disagree on gun policy, but recent Pew Research surveys show they share some opinions, too. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:30:47 GMT /news/2021-08-10/gun-owners-and-non-owners-share-support-for-firearm-background-checks Madelyn Beck /2020-03-26/surge-in-gun-sales-means-some-colorado-buyers-may-not-receive-a-background-check By federal law, if a background check is not completed within three business days, a federally licensed firearms dealer can legally go ahead with the sale. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:21:12 GMT /2020-03-26/surge-in-gun-sales-means-some-colorado-buyers-may-not-receive-a-background-check Leigh Paterson /guns-america/2020-03-16/firearms-background-checks-double-in-colorado-as-coronavirus-concerns-spread As the number of COVID-19 cases grows, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received a “high volume” of requests for firearm background checks,… Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:26:56 GMT /guns-america/2020-03-16/firearms-background-checks-double-in-colorado-as-coronavirus-concerns-spread Leigh Paterson /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Every time someone buys a gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer their name is run through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). And according to the FBI’s data, 2019 could be a record year for the number of those checks. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 23:38:52 GMT /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Heath Druzin /2019-09-05/ammon-bundy-fails-background-check-to-get-a-gun-then-it-gets-complicated Ammon Bundy, who led an armed standoff with the federal government in an Oregon wildlife refuge, took to Facebook this past weekend. He said he failed a... Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:10:55 GMT /2019-09-05/ammon-bundy-fails-background-check-to-get-a-gun-then-it-gets-complicated Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /2019-06-05/with-2020-looming-gop-gains-could-mean-losses-for-gun-industry Ramon Amoureux knows what makes the firearms industry tick. He cheered on Donald Trump as he ran on a strongly pro-gun agenda. But Amoureux says a firearms-friendly administration has been a bust for sales. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 20:05:13 GMT /2019-06-05/with-2020-looming-gop-gains-could-mean-losses-for-gun-industry Heath Druzin /2019-04-25/colorado-incident-prompts-questions-about-out-of-state-gun-sales After a Florida high school student bought a gun in Colorado last week, law enforcement launched a massive manhunt for her. Now, questions persist about whether or not that gun purchase was legal. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:44:46 GMT /2019-04-25/colorado-incident-prompts-questions-about-out-of-state-gun-sales Leigh Paterson /npr-news/2019-02-28/house-passes-second-gun-background-check-bill-in-as-many-days The measure seeks to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that allowed an avowed white supremacist to buy a gun he used to kill 9 people at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston. S.C., in 2015. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:48:18 GMT /npr-news/2019-02-28/house-passes-second-gun-background-check-bill-in-as-many-days Brakkton Booker, Martin Kaste /2019-02-27/the-house-voted-to-require-universal-background-checks-on-gun-sales-here-is-what-that-means Almost 25 years to the day after the Brady Bill first mandated background checks for some gun sales, House Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted to require background checks on all gun sales. It's unlikely the Senate will take up the measure. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:01:23 GMT /2019-02-27/the-house-voted-to-require-universal-background-checks-on-gun-sales-here-is-what-that-means Chris Haxel /npr-news/2019-02-27/house-passes-sweeping-gun-bill The legislation mandates background checks be performed on all gun sales, including firearm purchases made privately. The Senate is unlikely to take it up. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 20:46:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-02-27/house-passes-sweeping-gun-bill Brakkton Booker